Algae on tips of sps

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  1. jfenton954

    jfenton954 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Hi I got home from work yesterday to see brown algae on my blue acro. It's in high light at top of tank with high flow.
    The polyps don't come out anymore I've noticed. Not sure if that's good or not I'm guessing not but not sure.
    Nitrate 0
    Amm: 0
    Phos: 0
    Alk : 7
    PH: 7.8
    Cal: 450
    Mag: 1200
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    jfenton954, Apr 8, 2015
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  2. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    LED's what percentage are they running at, did you do any light acclimation? Tested for phos in the recent future? Bring your Mag up to at least 1300, over the course of a couple days.

    It's a start.
     
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  3. DSC reef

    DSC reef Giant Squid

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    It looks white in the pic so it may just be a skeleton with algae growing on it. Could be the lights in the pic though.
     
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  4. evolved

    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    ^ Agree. I see the skeleton of what used to be an acro. It probably just looks blue from the lighting.
     
    evolved, Apr 8, 2015
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